Dar es Salaam vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dar es Salaam	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$353	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	44	21
😀 Quality of life	55	42
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 37% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6805th and 8461st ($722 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Liberia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5882nd and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Monrovia

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	Dar es Salaam	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.56	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1146	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.16%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5041	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.4	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8603	$2993

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520